Chile earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 109 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 109 km E of Iquique, Chile on Wed, May 2, 2018, 6:15 AM GMT-3 (09:15 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 115 km E of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-05-02 09:15:16 UTC
Depth
100.2 km (62.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.192° S, 69.107° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.0 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
71

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2116 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3062 days ago · 102 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.5139 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3055 days ago · 111 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.3111 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3053 days ago · 96 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.0108 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3049 days ago · 102 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.9115 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3048 days ago · 101 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.4131 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3039 days ago · 102 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.2120 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3038 days ago · 111 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.299 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3033 days ago · 97 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 4.7118 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3033 days ago · 104 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  10. 4.582 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3032 days ago · 117 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.3108 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3030 days ago · 95 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 4.1121 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 3016 days ago · 102 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 4.198 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3079 days ago · 87 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.081 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3087 days ago · 87 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.196 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 3093 days ago · 108 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dvti. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:31 PM UTC.